What Do Blood Clots Have to Do with Alzheimer’s Prevention?
Posted by
Sherry C. on
Monday, October 2nd, 2017
You may not know it, but preventing blood clots may be one important aspect of Alzheimer’s prevention. A deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a blood clot that forms in a vein deep in the body (usually in the legs, but sometimes in the upper body). A pulmonary embolism (PE) is a sudden blockage in the artery of the lung, usually due to a blood clot that travels from a deep leg vein to the lungs.
It’s common knowledge that cardiovascular disease increases the risk for Alzheimer’s disease (AD). But, heart attacks and strokes are associated with blood clots in the arteries (not in the veins). So, how is a DVT associated with high risk for AD? Read on to find out.
Veins and arteries are like one-way streets….
